Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Quote from: pointbob on Today at 04:51:24 PMOn a scale of 1 to 10 - how much did it hurt? And how'd you pull it out? tweezers?

I have nerve damage that my doctor described as "severe" and this is one of the rare times that it was beneficial. Because it still hurt a lot.

It had made the right turn and went deep instead of going between layers of skin. So the real pain was the next few days from the tendons or whatever tissue it damaged. For comparison: About 8 months ago I put a dirty 3/32" drill bit almost all the way thru my index finger. This splinter was way worse.

People talk about "blood, sweat, and tears" in a project. Well I already bled a lot for this one. Some of which was inadvertently applied to the surface. As I think about that, I think I wanna go with a red theme on this one.

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on April 27, 2024, 04:02:06 PMI got a couple rod blanks on the super cheap. Including a 9' carbon tape/graphite composite that I love the action on. Well it was super grimy so I was cleaning it with alcohol to see how much was scratches and how much was grime. Well on a downward stroke I got this splinter embedded so far into my hand I could barely grab the back of it. Almost an inch.
 

On a scale of 1 to 10 - how much did it hurt? And how'd you pull it out? tweezers?

I ordered parts to basically make this a surf casting conventional. Fuji KW guides starting with a size 20 with size 10 runners and tip, and a Size 24 DPSM seat. Mudhole has BC grey KW guides with oxide rings for cheaper than MN guides right now so this is gonna look fancy. Probably gonna do a split EVA grip. Not sure about colors yet or if I'll do any marbling.

Who is driving up and who is flying in.

Mike

I am frustrated at finding proper tool to remove old metal handle rings on Zangi reels. All spanner wrenches i can find new are two large. Suggestions??

   I like the way you think .  While I had the reel open I decided to add 1.6:1 gears. Good job

Howdy!!

This is great thanks for sharing.

"Oh by the way I also made a new gear set. No big deal."

I like this guy.

Yes, back in June of 2020 at the Coronado Islands (pukey point) off Ensenada Mx, on the boat "Sea Watch" caught with a Blue/ White Tady 4/0 yoyo jig. I happen to literally be the only person that only jig caught a yellowtail, after that haul a handful of people re-rigged and more were caught on Irons.

These reels either Truth SM variants or Seigler SS (I own both) hold there own and are effective at both Surface Iron/ yoyo jigging or live bait flylining. If you own one a Truth/Seigler: SS/SM never let it go.

Quote from: Maxed Out on Today at 05:54:14 AMSpool slipping ?? Are you sure it's not the line slipping on the spool arbor?

Yes. By slipping, I mean that the handle is disengaging with the spool when reeling line in. When I turn the handle, the spool doesn't turn. But it doesn't spin backwards, so the anti reverse is functioning as it should.